Quick Abs – Food and Workouts

by Kareem Samhouri, DPT on April 16, 2009

Great abs can be had quickly by watching what you eat and what you do. Instead of falling for the latest fad diet and the latest wonder machine, just control food intake and engage in daily physical activity. Striking a balance between these 2 factors will give you great abs very quickly.

What you eat and what you do determine how quick you get your abs. When you eat a balanced diet and maintain daily physical activity to speed up your metabolism, your body will quickly melt away body fat and reveal great-looking abs.

The food we choose to consume contributes to the quality of fuel our body burns. Eating lean proteins, complex carbohydrates and fibrous foods allow our body to burn energy more efficiently, whereas, sugary, fatty foods overload our systems. As a result, not all the calories are burnt off and now remain in our body as fat.

Having small, frequent meals in a day helps control caloric intake and keeps us from feeling fatigued. Digesting these meals also uses up more energy so there are more chances to use up excess body fat.

Regular exercise is a great way to kick-start the body’s metabolism. By scheduling regular exercise sessions, the body will be made to burn more calories during the exercise session as well as help make the body more efficient at burning fat.

Exercises that focus on multi-joint exercises such as squats, lunges, split squats, push ups, chin ups and dead lifts are great at burning more calories compared to single joint exercises like bicep curls and knee extensions.

Higher intensity activities like interval and weight training pushes the body to work even with low oxygen stores in the muscles. However, the body now needs to restock the oxygen-starved muscles in order to nourish and get rid of waste in them. This continues after the activity is over, which means the body keeps on burning fat to fuel this occurrence.

Therefore, a balance of healthy food choices and smart workouts really do combine to the loss of body fat resulting in getting quick, great-looking abs.

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